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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3720 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010315 Primary Sponsor:Cato All Sponsors:Cato Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\gjk\20327sd01.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Subject:School Zone Safety Week, last full week in August designated as; Law Enforcement officers, School Districts History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20010315 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 23-6-95 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE LAST FULL WEEK IN AUGUST AS "SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL ZONE SAFETY WEEK", AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SHALL WORK TO ORGANIZE AND ENGAGE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND SCHOOLS IN ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE SAFETY IN SCHOOL ZONES DURING THAT WEEK.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 23-6-95. The last full week in August shall be designated 'South Carolina School Zone Safety Week'. The Department of Public Safety shall work to organize and engage state law enforcement officials and schools in activities that promote safety in school zones during the above-named week. The department shall provide suitable printed materials and other aids for use in the observance of the week.
In January of each year, the department shall provide a report to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, regarding the school zone safety activities the department has helped to organize."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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